Sometimes change seems to happen too slowly when we are young, and it may be reassuring to know we really are growing and maturing.

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Steps

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Find a place to use as a "bench mark". This is a place we can return to observe change, commonly a doorway or wall in a bedroom, but it can be anywhere there is a flat vertical surface.

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Stand on your bare feet with your back flat against this surface, and hold a book or other square or rectangular object with a side flat against the surface behind you.

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Slide the book down until it touches the top of your head, and holding it in position, ease yourself around and mark the bottom of it. This will give you an exact level point from the top of your head.

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Mark this point. If you are able to leave a permanent mark, all you will need to do is return at reasonable intervals, say once a month, and repeat this process. Many people mark a spot for their children to do this, and write a name and date by each mark.

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Measure with a ruler or tape measure if you cannot leave a permanent mark to return to, or if you may move and not be able to reuse this location.

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Write the measurement and the date in a journal, diary, or other place you can return to so you can keep track of your upward journey.

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Get someone else to mark your height if you can, it is easier and may be more accurate.

Make sure that you measure your height at the same time after you wake up everyday! Your spinal column expands while laying down, and compresses as the day goes on and you are upright. You can actually be one inch taller in the morning than in the evening. So, if you wake up one day at 6am and the next at 7 am, measure yourself an hour after you wake up, or at another time of your choosing as long as it is the same time after you woke up the previous day.

Watch the fit of your clothes. Noticing the hem of a pair of pants that touched the floor when you bought them that now doesn't even reach your ankles is a sure sign you are getting taller. It is also possible that someone isn't laundering the clothes properly and they are shrinking.

Do not obsess over your height. You can do very little to speed the growing process, and some of us grow in tiny increments, only to have a burst of growth over a short time.

It's good if you walk barefoot, it builds your feet up for better support.

Take out some old clothes from last year or even a few months ago to see how they fit compared to then. Those way-too long pants? They fit now! You're growing!

Measure very carefully, with your body in the same position each time. You may not notice much change so careful measurements will assure the accuracy.

If you are extremely self conscious about your height, wear thick soled shoes, and try not to stand too close to very tall people.

For more accuracy you should be measured at the same medical facility at intervals.

Warnings

Do not be discouraged if you do not see any sudden change. Enjoy life and friendships that have nothing to do with your height.